United States Marines and civilian contractors participate in a class to learn about the android team awareness kit (ATAK), at MCAS Iwakuni, August 8, 2024. The use of the ATAK enhances the real-time tracking ability of service members at MCAS Iwakuni through several built-in features such as precision targeting, surrounding land formation intelligence, situational awareness, navigation, and in-the-moment data sharing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rylan Adcock)

This iteration of JPMRC-X marks the first deployment to the Philippines, which will enable and assist the Philippines Army and the Armed Forces of the Philippines in building combat training center locations within the Philippines.

The 2-Channel Manpack and Leader radio effort supports the Army’s unified network strategy by providing radios that enable multiple communications options for commanders and allow for flexibility to upgrade waveforms as new technology emerges.

NRL highlighted that the LittoralLens’ point-and-shoot functionality is powered by a patented tracking velocimetry algorithm that is integrated with specialized hardware to sustain image processing in austere coastal environments. Information gathered is then consolidated with other measurements collected by multiple sensors and unmanned aerial systems on the user’s Android Tactical Assault Kit handheld display and observation dashboard for on-site readings, future techniques, and training purposes.

In recent years you’ve probably seen a couple of photos of tablets and smartphones strapped to the armor of soldiers, especially US Special Forces.

Project Convergence is the Joint Force experimenting with speed, range, and decision dominance to achieve overmatch and inform the Joint Warfighting Concept and JADC2.

Marine corps Hector Garcia Medina a Team Leader with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB), utilizes an Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) along the U.S.-Mexico border in the San Diego sector, Calif, Feb. 24, 2026. The ATAK assists service members in navigating using GPS and geospatial map data overlaid with real-time situational awareness of ongoing events. U.S. Northern Command is working side-by-side with the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection within narrowly defined authorities to provide unique military capabilities to protect the territorial integrity of the U.S. southern border.

NEON PT-MIL delivers continuous and reliable GPS-denied position data to dismounted soldiers through integration with the U.S. Army's Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK).

(AFRL) — Engineers from AFRL refined a fielded tool called the Tactical Awareness Kit, or TAK, to aid operators in the fall 2021 Afghanistan evacuation.

Army joint terminal attack controller uses his android tactical assault kit to mark target points in preparation for a B-52H Stratofortress Bomber Task Force demonstration near Sirte, Libya, Feb. 25, 2025. These missions enhance joint force lethality and deter aggression by highlighting the ability to project power globally for the collective defense and security of homeland, partners and allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jake Carter)